Believe it or not, Heather and I frequently get asked “When are you two going to have kids?”
That’s a reasonable question to ask a soon to be 29-year-old and 26-year-old couple who have been married for almost 6 years. At times we even feel the pressure because of our age, current stage of life, or the always ticking biological clock to start having kids.
Then I read Genesis 5…
- Adam was 130 when he had Seth (verse 3)
- Seth was 105 when he had Enosh (verse 6)
- Enosh was 90 when he had Kenan (verse 9)
- Kenan was 70 when he had Mahalalel (verse 12)
- Mahalalel was 65 when he had Jared (verse 15)
- Jared was 162 when he had Enoch (verse 18)
- Enoch was 65 when he had Methuselah (verse 21)
- Methuselah was 187 when he had Lamech (verse 25)
- Lamech was 182 when he had Noah (verse 28)
- Noah was 500 when he had Shem, Ham, & Japheth (verse 32)
130? 105? 90? 162? 187? 182? 500?
I am only 28 years old! So back off! I still got plenty of years to jump into the parenting boat. I might just wait until I hit triple digits before little Brian Cromer’s start roaming this earth. After all, as a good Christian I believe in God’s Word.
(Somebody whispers in my ear.) Oh…Genesis 6:3 says that God changed the life span to 120 years? So if you do the math of the average age of those men when they had a kid (117) and compare that number with the average lifespan of those men (847), then they on average had a kid 14% through life. 14% through life when you only live 120 years is 17 years old.
CRAP!!! I better get on this whole-kid thing because I am definitely not 17 years old.
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“If there is somebody that’s constantly pressuring you to have kids, give them a cat.” ~ John Alan Turner, Lead Pastor – Shannon Oaks Church
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***This post is in no way serious. I am in no way saying that people should wait to have kids until their mid 90s. I am in no way saying that people should procreate at 17. I am in no way saying that Heather and I don’t want people to ask us when we are going to have kids. Just having fun today. Smile.
***Also, I didn’t use Noah for those average age calculations. That freaky 500 years old stuff just jacked up all the numbers.
Oh the hilarity…I love you!
dude, that was great! i keep bugging anna about kids, but i may have to wait until 90 the way she’s at it…
As your mom, it doesn’t make any difference to me when (or if) you and Heather have children. Really!!! Children are a wonderful blessing, but they are also a BIG responsibility. Think Gaby and Stella times a MILLION!!! I love you both so very much. Having children (or not) is completely your decision. I love my “grandpuppies”, even though I haven’t seen Stella yet. So, don’t listen to anybody, except each other and God. You’ll know when (or if) the time is right.
SHUT UP and procreate!!!!!
My wife and I were married for exactly three and a half years before our first bundle of absolute joy arrived. We probably would have waited longer but we only met and married in our late twenties so we needed to get started.
Having several years getting to know each other before adding ‘extras’ into the family is a great idea if you can.
Dude, you skipped Genesis 1 and went to 5??? Start over.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
yeah…when they were like 137 years old.
My husband and I feel pressure to have kids because he is 44 and I’m 26. We’re just waiting on the Lord.